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ORLANDO, Fla. - The Lake County Sheriff’s Office is investigating an early morning armed robbery involving a suspect who may have impersonated law enforcement.

What we know:

According to deputies, the incident occurred around 5 a.m. Thursday along County Road 48 in Yalaha. A man driving to work told investigators he noticed a white sedan parked on the roadside that later pulled behind him and activated what appeared to be flashing blue lights inside the vehicle. Believing he was being stopped by police, the victim pulled over near County Road 48 and Lime Avenue.

The driver of the white sedan — described as a Black male about 6 feet tall, dressed in dark clothing and a ski mask — allegedly approached the victim’s vehicle, pointed a handgun at his head, and demanded his phone

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